Politics Sao Tome presidential runoff postponed again Libreville – The second round of presidential elections in Sao Tome and Principe, a tiny archipelago off the Gulf of... Read more 18 Aug, 2021
Politics Verdict in ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero’s terror trial delayed Kigali – Rwanda announced on Wednesday that a verdict due this week in a terrorism trial against Paul Rusesabagina, the... Read more 18 Aug, 2021
Politics ‘He’s going to die no matter what!’ Families of Egypt death row Islamists face agonising wait Cairo – After surviving the bloodshed when Egyptian security forces killed some 800 people in a sprawling Islamist protest camp... Read more 18 Aug, 2021
Politics Libya govt says political adviser kidnapped this month freed Tripoli – A chief of staff to a senior politician in Libya’s capital who was abducted earlier this month... Read more 18 Aug, 2021
Politics Clashes erupt in DRC after 3 Chinese go missing Bunia – Clashes erupted in a gold-mining region of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday where troops were deployed... Read more 18 Aug, 2021
Politics Paul Rusesabagina: ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero and accused terrorist Nairobi – The mild-mannered hero of “Hotel Rwanda” credited with saving hundreds of lives during the 1994 genocide, Paul... Read more 17 Aug, 2021
Politics Southern Africa hails Zambian democracy after opposition win Lilongwe – Southern Africa’s regional bloc praised Zambia on Tuesday for overseeing a peaceful transition of power after a... Read more 17 Aug, 2021
Politics Cyril Ramaphosa extends SANDF deployment to help police fight crime Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to... Read more 17 Aug, 2021
Politics Ghana welcomes survivors of 1921 Tulsa massacre Accra – Two African American survivors of a century-old massacre in the United States were in Ghana on Sunday... Read more 17 Aug, 2021
Politics ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero to learn verdict in terror trial Kigali – A court will deliver its verdict on Friday against Paul Rusesabagina, the “Hotel Rwanda” hero turned government critic,... Read more 17 Aug, 2021